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Fluorescent Pink Slug Thrives After 2019 Bushfires

1/11/2025

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Citizen scientists are celebrating the remarkable comeback of the giant fluorescent pink slug on Mount Kaputar, NSW, following devastating bushfires that wiped out 90% of their population in 2019. Through the Slug Sleuth app, around 850 sightings have been documented, highlighting the slugs' incredible resilience as they thrive in both scorched and untouched landscapes.

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Citizen scientists are celebrating the remarkable comeback of the giant fluorescent pink slug on Mount Kaputar, NSW, following devastating bushfires that wiped out 90% of their population in 2019. Through the Slug Sleuth app, around 850 sightings have been documented, highlighting the slugs' incredible resilience as they thrive in both scorched and untouched landscapes.